U.S.-Based Short-Term Public Health Cultural Immersion Experience for Chinese Undergraduate Students. Issue 4 (2nd October 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Powell, Dorothy Lewis; Biederman, Donna J.
• Is Part Of: Journal of student affairs research and practice. Volume 54:Issue 4(2017)
• Page Start: 454
• Page End: 463
• Publication Date: 2017-10-02
• Subjects: Universities and colleges -- United States -- Periodicals; Counseling in higher education -- United States -- Periodicals; Counseling in higher education; Universities and colleges; United States; Periodicals; 378
• DOI: 10.1080/19496591.2017.1360189
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1949-6605

Abstract

Abstract : A U.S. and Chinese university developed a short-term student exchange program in public/community health. The program—which consisted of lectures, seminars, field trips, cross-cultural experiences, and a synthesis excursion—resulted in high levels of program satisfaction, increased intrapersonal awareness, and skill acquisition. Program content and student evaluations indicate that short-term study-abroad programs in the United States may be attractive alternatives or enhancements to long-term academic study for foreign nationals.